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India’s Living Root Bridges Could Be The Future of Green Design

Meghalaya, India's bridges made from living tree roots are as long as 164 feet and can carry dozens of people at a time.

By Erin Kelly • Dec 12, 2019

India’s Living Root Bridges Could Be The Future of Green Design

Meghalaya, India's bridges made from living tree roots are as long as 164 feet and can carry dozens of people at a time.

By Erin Kelly • December 12, 2019

This San Francisco Neighborhood Has So Much Human Feces That It Needs Weekly Power-Washes

"It's really bad. You can't go about two steps without stepping on something," one resident said.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 4, 2019

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This San Francisco Neighborhood Has So Much Human Feces That It Needs Weekly Power-Washes

"It's really bad. You can't go about two steps without stepping on something," one resident said.

By Natasha Ishak • December 4, 2019

Adolf Hitler’s Childhood Home Is Being Turned Into A Police Station

What to do with the property has long been the subject of tense discussion. After decades of uncertainty, the Austrian government has finally made a decision.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 20, 2019

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Adolf Hitler’s Childhood Home Is Being Turned Into A Police Station

What to do with the property has long been the subject of tense discussion. After decades of uncertainty, the Austrian government has finally made a decision.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 20, 2019

Body Found After Hiker Fell While Livestreaming His Climb Up Japan’s Mount Fuji On YouTube

Hiking Mount Fuji outside of the summer months has been discouraged by authorities, but currently there is no law banning climbers from attempting to scale the famous landmark.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 30, 2019

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Body Found After Hiker Fell While Livestreaming His Climb Up Japan’s Mount Fuji On YouTube

Hiking Mount Fuji outside of the summer months has been discouraged by authorities, but currently there is no law banning climbers from attempting to scale the famous landmark.

By Natasha Ishak • October 30, 2019

Aboard The Rocky Mountaineer: The Glass-Domed Luxury Train That Journeys Through The Rockies

On the Rocky Mountaineer, you'll experience the Canadian Rockies, five-star-dining, and according to the line's website, even a Sasquatch sighting.

By Erin Kelly • Oct 7, 2019

Aboard The Rocky Mountaineer: The Glass-Domed Luxury Train That Journeys Through The Rockies

On the Rocky Mountaineer, you'll experience the Canadian Rockies, five-star-dining, and according to the line's website, even a Sasquatch sighting.

By Erin Kelly • October 7, 2019

20 Photos Inside Craco, Southern Italy’s Medieval Ghost Town

An abandoned village brought down by natural disasters and the Plague, Craco is still hauntingly alive with history.

By Erin Kelly • Oct 5, 2019

20 Photos Inside Craco, Southern Italy’s Medieval Ghost Town

An abandoned village brought down by natural disasters and the Plague, Craco is still hauntingly alive with history.

By Erin Kelly • October 5, 2019

Meet Caesarion, Caesar And Cleopatra’s Love Child Who Never Stood A Chance

A co-king by age three, Caesarion's solo reign over Egypt lasted mere days before his adoptive brother had him killed.

By Carly Silver • Sep 12, 2019

Meet Caesarion, Caesar And Cleopatra’s Love Child Who Never Stood A Chance

A co-king by age three, Caesarion's solo reign over Egypt lasted mere days before his adoptive brother had him killed.

By Carly Silver • September 12, 2019

Japan Considers Dumping Radioactive Fukushima Water Into The Pacific

Over 1 million tons of radioactive water has been collected in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Now it has to go somewhere.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 10, 2019

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Japan Considers Dumping Radioactive Fukushima Water Into The Pacific

Over 1 million tons of radioactive water has been collected in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Now it has to go somewhere.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 10, 2019

The Mysterious History Of Area 51, From U-2s To UFOs

Some are convinced the government uses Area 51 to dissect aliens and study flying saucers. In truth, the classified site has been used to build spy planes — and dump toxic waste.

By Richard Stockton • Aug 25, 2019

The Mysterious History Of Area 51, From U-2s To UFOs

Some are convinced the government uses Area 51 to dissect aliens and study flying saucers. In truth, the classified site has been used to build spy planes — and dump toxic waste.

By Richard Stockton • August 25, 2019

Thailand’s Drought Reveals A Sunken Buddhist Temple Submerged For 20 Years

Thailand's in the middle of its worst drought in 10 years. The silver lining? A long-hidden temple has reemerged.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 12, 2019

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Thailand’s Drought Reveals A Sunken Buddhist Temple Submerged For 20 Years

Thailand's in the middle of its worst drought in 10 years. The silver lining? A long-hidden temple has reemerged.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 12, 2019